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All tables and figures must be numbered consecutively as they [1] M. Uzunoglu, M. S. Alam, “Dynamic modeling, design, and
simulation of a combined PEM fuel cell and ultracapacitor system for
are referred to in the text. Please refer to tables and figures with stand-alone residential applications” IEEE Trans. Ener. Conv., 21(3),
capitalization and unabbreviated (e.g., “As shown in Figure 2…”, 767–775, 2006. https://doi.org/10.1109/TEC.2006.875468
and not “Fig. 2” or “figure 2”). The tables and figures
Conference Papers:
themselves should be given in the running text.
[2] S. Mumtaz, L. Khan, “Performance of Grid-Integrated Photovoltaic/Fuel
The resolution of images should not be less than 118 pixels/cm Cell/ Electrolyzer/Battery Hybrid Power System” in 2nd International
when width is set to 16 cm. Images must be scanned at 1200 dpi Conference on Power Generation Systems and Renewable Energy
Technologies, Islamabad Pakistan, 2015.
resolution and submitted in jpeg or tiff format. Graphs and https://doi.org/10.1109/PGSRET.2015.7312249
diagrams must be drawn with a line weight between 0.5 and 1
point. Graphs and diagrams with a line weight of less than 0.5 Thesis:
point or more than 1 point are not accepted. Scanned or [3] H. Lihua, “Analysis of Fuel Cell Generation System Application,” Ph.D
photocopied graphs and diagrams are not accepted. Thesis, Chongqing University, 2005.
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footnotes, must not exceed 16 × 20 cm and should be no smaller [4] X. Li, Principles of Fuel Cells, Taylor and Francis Group, 2006.
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Table” feature, with no tabbed text or tables created with spaces Generation Applications, Wiley-IEEE Press, 2009.
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